GreenDesignPathfinder

http://bit.ly/designtech

Packaging:
http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/partnerships/stewardship/products/packaging.htm
http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/society/A0837246.html
http://school.eb.com/comptons/print?articleId=276243&fullArticle=true&tocId=9276243
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carton


Biodegradable Packaging materials:

(These sites, all mentioned in the Planet-Safe Picnics article, are all commercial websites. Be careful of bias)
http://www.worldcentric.org/biocompostables
http://www.ecoproducts.com/va-cms/our_materials.html
http://www.bpiworld.org/

Sustainable design:
http://www.re-nourish.com/?l=resources_sustainability
http://www.re-nourish.com/?l=resources_materials

Plastic:
http://science.howstuffworks.com/plastic.htm
http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/sci/A0839313.html
Bioplastics
http://school.eb.com/eb/article-9471398


Glass:
http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/society/A0820970.html

Cardboard:
http://www.fefco.org/corrugated-packaging/environment.html
http://school.eb.com/eb/article-9082182


Cans:
(these sites are both from the can industry; be careful of their bias)
http://www.cancentral.com/
http://www.cannedfood.org/home.asp


Food preservation (Includes packaging)
http://school.eb.com/eb/article-50583










Food:
http://www.sustainabletable.org/issues/